Listening to Nature
My guest this week is Elaine Wilkes, Ph.D., who interprets
the language of nature. Elaine has a doctoral degree in Naturopathy
(alternative medicine), a master's degree in psychology, and degrees in
nutrition and communications, and is a LEED (Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design) accredited professional.
As a Natural Living Expert and Hay House author of Nature's
Secret Messages: Hidden in Plain Sight, she
illuminates the connections between nature's lessons, green living, and health.
The book weaves together ancient wisdom with modern research — and intuition
with science — to ingeniously unravel Nature's riddles for guidance in all
aspects of your life. Whether or not you agree at the outset with all of her
conclusions, for example, that plants resembling parts of the body are often sources
of remedies for those organs, her evidence is compelling. Elaine and I concur that fostering and enhancing
our relationship with nature is paramount for the sake of all living things.
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Ken – another great show. I always respected your willingness for being open, share your vulnerabilities, successes and failures.
Gardening does make one grounded, humble and honest, doesn’t it?
I like your idea to do a bug show. One on the singing insects would be great and timely.
I’ve been reading a lot about the Katydids, for example and was surprised to learn that generations of the creatures will, with most species, occur very locally and even in a single tree.
So I pondered the awful loss of the insects in a neighborhood where the land has been cleared for development and lawns.
Even new trees take time to be colonized and then only suitable ones.
Am I endlessly limiting the potential for these insects when I finally clear last years stalks away before the next generation finds there home? How many bush katydids am I tossing every year?
Has anyone learned much about this? Maybe your guest from Ohio a couple weeks ago?
Patrick Smith
Nature is more and more be destroyed, we must self-inspection